Hannah+Goodman

Google Sketch Up Powerpoint: Gather/Organise

What do I know about this? What do I know about the topic? Have I encountered anything like this before? What questions can I ask to help me understand is required? What skills and knowledge will I be using? The new performing arts centre for Diocesan School for Girls is an exciting project which I am excited to hopefully be a part of. I have never used Google sketch up, before now. But I have been to many theatres and auditoriums around the world. I have never tried in creating a building so this is my first time. Mr Gordon came to speak to us yesterday and brought up some specific details we need to in include in our design they include: 1-2 dance studios, do they need to be sound proof? A recording and videoing studio, and auditorium with state of the art sound and lighting that can seat the whole school which is approx 1500 + parents and friends, music classrooms for tech music and keyboarding and we also need staff and student hang out rooms with storage space for musical instruments and choir robes etc. I need to concentrate on this project and not get distracted easily, I also need to stay on task and not get annoyed when things don’t go my way.


 * **Identify ** ||

What is the task? What am I trying to do? What are my goals? What do I need in order to do this? Explain the task in your own words Investigate some examples. What are the obstacles? Can I draw a diagram that will help me to visualise my work? How will I know that I have completed the task? For this task we have to design the Diocesan School for Girls new state of the art performing arts centre using the 3D programme Google sketch up. This centre is going to be made later on in the future maybe in 2011 – 2013. For this project I want to manage my time accordingly and hand my finished design in on time. We are currently doing research to find out about different auditoriums and theatres around the world which are amazing and I hope we have a performing arts centre like them. I need to design a building that’s fits basically into Dio’s campus and doing this is challenging because there is a limited amount of space. At the end of this project I should have a finished design on Google sketch up.

How many ideas can I think of? Limit ideas to two or three. Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each idea. Is there another way to do this? What resources (books, websites, etc) have I been provided with? What do other people think about this? I have designed two conceptual designs. One of them I like better because it is bigger and has more space. Design number two is smaller but makes use of the space but I think it might be a bit too small to fit everything needed in. I had access to the internet to research different and unique auditoriums world wide, so that helped. We also had Mr Gordon come to talk to us he is the Performing Arts director so it was helpful to have an official opinion on what was needed. My friends think my idea is very creative and spacious.
 * **Generate ** ||

Which is the best idea? Explain your reasons for the decision. What the arguments for and against each idea? Which idea is the best one for completing the task? What is my plan? I have decided to insert the map of the school on to Google Sketchup so I have more knowledge of the space I can use. I have gone with my design number one because it is more spacious and could seat more and incorporate more people.
 * **Decide ** ||

Let's do it! Am I making progress through the plan? Am I doing this correctly? Do I need to revise my plan? As you continue, you may discover facts that require changing the plan. I am on task. I have been learning new things on Google sketch up and so far I think I have been doing my project correctly. I have used and gained knowledge from other people in our class and that has helped.
 * **Implement ** ||

How well did I do? Did I complete the task as set originally set out? Did I solve the problem? What have I done? What have I done really well? Could I have done it better? What areas need improvement? Am I ready to communicate my ideas or show/display my work to others? For this project I have found I haven’t done much as I had wanted to in class because I have been away on other activities a lot, so I had to do a lot at home. If I got to do this project again I think I would have done more of the tutorials earlier so I knew more things about Google Sketch up before I started the project. I think my conceptual designs were really good because I think I took in to consideration what Mr Gordon wanted and what others wanted in it too. I didn’t completely know what the project was needed in the PowerPoint, so as I have done it I think it is good but I’m not sure if I have completely fulfilled the task.
 * **Evaluate ** ||

Let's tell someone! Who can I tell? Who is my audience? What is the best way to present this to my audience? What should I say to ensure my audience understands? How do I interest my audience in my ideas? Do I have the right information to get my message across to my audience? My audience are my clients who are the school Diocesan School for Girls. I think the best way to expess my ideas to an audience is through a powerpoint. I should make sure everyone understands by explaining the task that I had to achieve which was to complete a Performing arts Centre. To make it interesting I can add effects and relate to what they have done for their project. I think I do have the right information to get the message across to the class because I have reaseared a lot of arts centres around the world and know what Diocesan School for Girls needs to make a state of the art one.
 * **Communicate ** ||

What have I learned? How would I do this again? What would I change to improve my performance? How have I improved since that last time I worked on a similar task? What knowledge have I learned? Can this knowledge be used elsewhere? How has my thinking changed as a result of this work? What skills have I learned and developed? Can these skills be applied to other subjects/activities? What problems did I have to solve? How did I use the strengths of others to help me? If I did this project again I would not leave everything to the last minute so it isn’t a big rush like it usually is. I have never worked on a similar task before so therefore I don’t know how I have improved, but last time we had a project I did the same thing and didn’t use my time wisely to finish the project given. I have learnt the skills for using Google Sketch up and how to approach big projects like this one. Yes if I suddenly become an architect. I don’t think my thinking has changed. I have developed skills to use different computer state of the art software. I had to solve a lot of problems including my computer disfunctioning. I used the strengths of others in a positive way by asking them to help me and learning things by the result of it.
 * **Learn from experience ** ||